Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-02-10
CONGRESSIONAL.
Work Of the Senate and the House
Of Representative.


JOINT resolutions OF tho Tennessee Legisla-
ture were presented in the Senate on the 3lst
ult. I'm favor OF appropriation for the World 3
Fair of Colored Industry at birmingham. Ala.
A resolution calling the Secretary Of the
| Treasury for report as to whether any national
banks are loaning money or discounting notes,
requiring payment In gold coin only. was
| adopted. Bills from committees were reported
10 tho Senate and placed ON the calendar as fol-
| lows; For the construction of q build
ing for the use OF the officers of the
House OF Representatives; for an addi-
tional Associate Justice OF the supreme
Court OF New Mexico; authorizing the construc-
ton OF q bridge across the Red River OF the
| North; also across the Tennessee River at Chat
tanoo9a The Senate adopted resolutions OF in
| quiry as TO the Apache Indiana held in confine-
ment in Florida, and Senator Beck introduced
| a bill to amend the national banking laws
| The President sent the following nominations
to the Senate PostmastersSBig Rapids,
as rs. 5nIG S0sSRh %Sm Bradns BsaTdssoSS
Ill, August Il. Kammerer; Chico, CAL, Robin
Atkinson, Neb., Willard A. Wheeler; Milbank,
Dakota, George q. Middlebrook Ordnance
Department-Lieut. Col. James II. White
Major. In the House MIR. Lawler presented
resolutions recting the possibility Of war
with England, calling attention to our
asking the President as Comm ander-in- Chief
Of the army and navy, TO report what steps are
emergency. The resolutions were referred Mr..
Boutele also offered resolution directing the
Foreign Affairs Committee to report back forth
with the Senate retaliation bill. Representa-
tive Grain OF Texas introduced a resolution
proposing constitutional amendments changing
Inauguration day to the last Tuesday in April;
providing that the Fiftieth Congress- shall ter.
inmate ON Dec. 81, 1888, and the Fifty FIRST Con-
gress then begin, and providing that Senators
whose term Of Office would not expire until
March 4, lSs9 shall continue in office until their
successors are appointed or elected. Mr.. Nc
Rae, OF Arkansas, introduced a bill in the
House prohibiting Congressman from acting as
attorneys or employees for railroad companies
holding charters or having grants Of lands or
pecuniary aid from the United States.
Gen. Bragg introduced bill in the House pro-
hibiting the wearing Of badge decorations
etc. OF any kind, by unauthorized persons.
indicating military or naval service during the
late war. Representative I. J. Campbell Of
New York introduced bill in the House in
ereasing to $4,000 the salaries OF the Supreme
Court Justices and the Cabinet officers. The
Senate concurrent resolution for the appoint
ment Of a joint committee to take into consid-
GRAFTON the expediency Of holding an inter
of the discovery Of America was reported to the
House and placed on the calendar
BILL was introduced in the Senate on the
1st inst. to reimburse the sufferers by the fail
ure Of the Freedmans Savings & Trust Company
Senator Cullom introduced an amendment to
the sundry Civil Appropriation bill directing
the Secretary of War to cause q survey to be
, made of the Illinois and Des PLANES Rivers
from La Sale to Joliet, with view to the inn
provement of the rivers so as to maintain a
waterway 1GO feet wide and seven feet
deep between the places named; also
to locate canal from Joliet to
Lake Michigan ut or near Chicago, and to take
other specified steps, including a survey for O
canal eighty feet wide and seven feet deep
from the Illinois River, ut or near Hennepin,
to the Mississippi River. at or above the mouth
of Rock River-for all OF which purposes S100C0J
is appropriated. President Cleveland vetoed a
bill granting pension to Mrs. Margaret Dun
Ian Of nj
objection being that the death Of the soldier
6or--whieb-- -the- penaiog is -9iEeq1 --wsa-pat
Pensions reported adversely on the bills for the
relief of Mrs. John A. Logan and Mrs. Frank p.
Blair but indorsed the bill to allow Walt Whit
man S25 per month for life for his services as O
volunteer nurse among the soldiers. Regard
ing the pension for Mrs. Logan the committee
says that should Congress pass the bill, and
the precedent set by il should be carried out,
IL would increase the pension roll S345, 900 an
nually. In majority Of the cases, as in this
case, no relief from actual embarrassment or
poverty would be afforded. It was well known
that thousands Of poor and aged widows OF
brave and worthy soldiers were denied the
pittance of S12 per month because of their
inability to connect the death OF their
husbands with their military service
while in this case no sort of claim was ad-
vanced that the death OF Gen. Logan was
attributable to his military service. 1t was
well-known fact that Mrs. Logan was in
possession Of an ample estate, and while the
committee entertains the highest regard for
her, both ON account Of her high character and
personal worth, as well as ON account OF the
brave and gallant record Of General Logan as q
soldier, and his useful and spotless record q
civilian and statesman, il believes that the pas
sage Of this and all similar bills would
be in the direction of building up in this
country an aristocracy contrary to the
very principles Of an equal government for
fought in war and so ably contended in time Of
peace Similar reasons are set up for opposing
the pension to Mrs. General Blair. The Repub-
lican members of the committee present minor
ity reports recommending the passage Of both
bills After describing General Blairs career.
the minority says: We but echo the voice OF
Blair saved Missouri to the Union To place
money value on such services Is not
that his cherished companion, who was
made n widow by his sacrifice of him
self to his country, shall be tcnderly cared
for as long as she lives" Tho minority report,
recommending pension for Mrs. Logan, after
reciting the brilliant career OF Gen. Logan, says
that it is reasonably certain that his death
was direct result of his military service, and
that his uanscending achievements were the
voluntary contributions of his splendid mill
tary genius, inspired by convictions of duty and
patriotic impulses seldom equaled and never
excelled.
THE House bill authorizing the construction
of bridge across the Missouri River between
Omaha and Council Bluffs passed the Senate
ON the I'd inst The sundry civil appropriation
bill was passed by the Senate. Just before the
passage OF the bill Mr. Allison stated that the
Treasury surplus for next year is not likely
to exceed s15OOO,Coo but Mr.. Beck 49, con- @
tended that it weuld be nearer S9OOO0,0OO.
BY a voto OF "a TO Is the Senate passed the
House bill appropriating $4,000 for the distri-
button Of seeds I'm Texas by the Agricultural
Department. A resolution was adopted calling
on the Secretary Of the Treasury for informa-
ton to Iowa railroad land grants The
House of Representatives passed bills to
across the Mississippi River at Dubuque, and TO
define tue Ohio collection districts OF Miami and
Sandusky BY a vote of 136 to lis the House refus-
cd to repass the vetoed pension bill Of Carter w.
Tiller, tho father OF soldier who died In An
dersonville Prison. The bill to prohibit the ap-
pointment of Congressional funeral committees
was laid on the. table by decided majority.
A RESOLUTION, offered last session by Mr.. In
gals, to discharge tho Pensions Committee
from the further consideration OF the bill
moving tho limitation on applications for ar
rears OF pensions, was adopted in the Senate on
the Sd inst by vote Of ~ to 20. Senator Ev-
arts introduced n bill appropriatng Sis, 900 for
the purchase OF John Ericcsons Destroyer,
and S',00OUOO for ten enlarged steel ves-
Sa ' .sS ssStors sSS Of TYPE united Gs sssSs
Mr. Evarts addressed the Senate In opposition
TO the bill to prohibit members OF Congress-
from acting as attorneys for subsidized railroad
companies. The Secretary Of the Treasury re-
ported to the Senate that he had no informa-
tion 70 report as to whether any national banks
were lending money to be paid In gold only.
The House OF Repres antatives tabled bill to
provide n clerk for each member. The legisla-
tive and executive appropriation bill was
ported. It sets aside $40 ,010
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A CHICAGO railroad man and Chi
cago reporter both say that it
is becoming fashionable for young
man of fhat cikv to Hiss aach